iPhone 4 - SCREEN PROTECTOR or NAKED?

[liamkp]

You really need to distinguish between scratching the actual glass and scratching the oleophobic coating. I have a 3G and whilst I did use for almost a year a PS screen protector the last year I did not use any. I have no scratching on the glass although I would say I have been quite careful. This, however, had no oleophobic coating.

The 3GS and the 4, however, have this coating and a close friend of my who has the former babied the phone far more than I did. He has some very small scratches. Go back a year ago and you will see very similar comments on this forum. Essentially, the coating itself is more prone to scratching.

What is the purpose of this if the scratches are still displayed?

 

[thesumokid]

if u dont care to see scratches on ur iphone then dont get a screen protector if you are like me and dont want scratches on ur iphone screen then put a dam screen protector on it. simple as that goddam

 

[eTip]

What is the purpose of this if the scratches are still displayed?

I believe that he is making the point that it's easier to scratch a phone with an oleophobic coating than it is to scratch one without. That makes sense to me since the scratch on my 2g iPhone didn't happen until I had it for a couple years and it was a deep scratch that you could feel. The scratch on my iPad can be seen - but you can't feel it. I suspect that the glass itself is not scratched - just the coating.

 

[eTip]

That wouldnt be very surprising. Im assuming these are shipping from HongKong, wouldnt it be fairly expensive? More than a dollar?

If so, there are a lot of people losing money shipping screen protectors from China:

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?LH_BIN=..._sc=1&_sop=15&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m301

I bought several cases and bumpers on eBay - some for less than $1 and all of them shipped from China with free shipping.

 

[nyghthybrid]

either Bodyguardz or Wrapsol

dude, you HAVE to get a screen protector (for both front and back glass).

i recommend Bodyguardz full body.
wrapsol is good too, but i dont have it for the ip4.

 

[timmyboi]

Had my iPhone 4 replaced through insurance because of a big dirty scratch along the top of the screen. Being without my phone for a week was a nightmare! I'd recommend getting some type of protection on at least the screen. Received my shiny new iPhone 4 on Friday and won't be taking it out of the box until my screen protector comes through the post. Rather pay a little and have the phone protected. Got mine from these guys http://www.fonesunlock.co.uk/mobile-phone-accessories/iphone-4-screen-protector.html, hope it turns out to be a good quality one for that price.

 

[eyespii]

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Get the sgp oleophobic. To me, it feels the same as the glass screen, and you can't tell that it's on at all. Only difference I've found is that it's actually slightly less oleophobic than the iPhone screen itself.

 

[bilbo--baggins]

I've owned all of the iPhone models so far and never used a case and never scratched the screen (I'm careful to only put it in empty pockets).

However, within 3 weeks of getting the iPhone 4 I got 2 small chips on the screen. I could feel them with my finger nail, and they slightly distorted the image on the screen.

I've got no idea how it happened. I'm assuming its from when I dropped it once onto a hard indoor floor, but I'm not certain.

In contrast, I've dropped my iPhone 3GS several times, and there are various marks on the plastic edge and small cracks around the dock connector hole etc, but no scratches on the screen.

I'm going to get a new iPhone 4 soon, and I definitely will be giving screen protectors a try. However, if they spoil the experience I might have to remove it and take the risk. Not sure what the charge for a new screen is in the UK, $300 in the US I think, and you get a refurbished phone.